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are they -- for us? no but yes my view. >> you can see this entire discussion with former cia director michael hayden on our web site, c-span.org. >> the communism of china is coming in to name only these daisies and preserves the power of the members of the communist party but they basically threw ideology aside when deng xiaoping opened the country up now become a capitalist thing. in china they talk at great length about marxist-leninist them etc. but as i said it's all about preserving the party's power economically as the country continues to grow because they threw aside the most communism and long time ago. .. ! thank you. professor richard fallon is a professor of constitutional law at harvard law school, graduated gill university and yell law school. he earned a b.a. degree in philosophy, politics and economics from oxford university, where he is a rhodes scholar. fallon served to justice lewis f. powell of the united states supreme court and he has written extensively about constitutional law a
are they -- for us? no but yes my view. >> you can see this entire discussion with former cia director michael hayden on our web site, c-span.org. >> the communism of china is coming in to name only these daisies and preserves the power of the members of the communist party but they basically threw ideology aside when deng xiaoping opened the country up now become a capitalist thing. in china they talk at great length about marxist-leninist them etc. but as i said it's all about...
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two states voted to remove the criminal use of private use of marijuana. possibly first step towards ending this century's prohibition, maybe 100 years after we ended out call prohibition. -- alcohol prohibition. i published a book late last year which i can't wait because it is an e-book but i can show you on the ipad, here's the cover of my book, the libertarian vote. and what are things i said in the libertarian vote, there's two co-authors, one of things i put out in there was the "washington post" did a poll of swing voters late in the election year. and among other things they found out that the true swing voters, and they were very picky, they asked people have you made up your mind. are you in. are you an independent. and they said okay, do you usually vote republican or democrat, and they got down to visit his about 5% who are really open in any typical election. and of those to swing voters they asked that question to one of the things they found out was that 64% of them said they support smaller government with fewer services over larger governm
two states voted to remove the criminal use of private use of marijuana. possibly first step towards ending this century's prohibition, maybe 100 years after we ended out call prohibition. -- alcohol prohibition. i published a book late last year which i can't wait because it is an e-book but i can show you on the ipad, here's the cover of my book, the libertarian vote. and what are things i said in the libertarian vote, there's two co-authors, one of things i put out in there was the...
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, undermine us. we could go the way of other great civilizations. but i know that won't happen. because i have a deep and abiding faith in america i know it won't happen. because there is a reservoir of strength and persistence and love and determination. i know, that won't happen because america won't -- the people who understand the principles of those who came before us. echo in the hearts with the words of martin luther king from a prison cell in april of 1973 when he penned the words, we are caught in an inescapable networking of mutually tied in a common garment of destiny. we will survive and thrive because we know that we can deal with the true enemy in the mist which will be always our inability to come together as a people and manifest a story of our founding. that echoes within our documents. that exists within the pledge that children say when they say that we are one nation under god. indevisible. that our very preamble to the constitution starts with, "we the people of the united united
, undermine us. we could go the way of other great civilizations. but i know that won't happen. because i have a deep and abiding faith in america i know it won't happen. because there is a reservoir of strength and persistence and love and determination. i know, that won't happen because america won't -- the people who understand the principles of those who came before us. echo in the hearts with the words of martin luther king from a prison cell in april of 1973 when he penned the words, we...
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troops are using. i would be looking at the weapons their supply to the afghans, military. >> host: mount vernon new york republican caller. >> caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. again, this is my second call and i am very nervous, but why can't you stop the money going in? the amount of money that you can't account for, subtract that from the amount that cars i would be getting, or whoever would be getting. until they can account for the money themselves. so have people out there that are working and they are being paid. well, they shouldn't be paid just like we here in the united states, we don't get paid if we don't work. >> guest: good question. and good point. i can't control the money. i'm inspector general. i can expose problems. we have exposed problems like that and have made recommendations that they should either cause or not increase funding or lower the funding for certain programs. we did a major audit on patrol in oil and lubricants, that sounds pretty boring but it's
troops are using. i would be looking at the weapons their supply to the afghans, military. >> host: mount vernon new york republican caller. >> caller: good morning and thank you for taking my call. again, this is my second call and i am very nervous, but why can't you stop the money going in? the amount of money that you can't account for, subtract that from the amount that cars i would be getting, or whoever would be getting. until they can account for the money themselves. so...
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it is generally used by country. our international competence is not changing. >> precisely -- precisely because the world is changing, we need to he does. which tasks should be dealt with. i think there should be a debate or example, i would like to talk with my colleagues on the area of occupational health and safety. there is so much that has been dealt with. very much in terms of rules and legislations. it is like hotel california, you can check out, but you can never leave. it is very much at this level. i do not agree when someone asks for specific favors for one country. it should he level at the end of the day. both on the european level and the a national level. i agree with david's comments yesterday in terms of making the union more efficient. you should also look at competitiveness. getting the engine going. between the united states and europe, i think it is vital for all of us. >> yes, if i may have a word, i think it is eerie important to have a pragmatic attitude here through the history of european i
it is generally used by country. our international competence is not changing. >> precisely -- precisely because the world is changing, we need to he does. which tasks should be dealt with. i think there should be a debate or example, i would like to talk with my colleagues on the area of occupational health and safety. there is so much that has been dealt with. very much in terms of rules and legislations. it is like hotel california, you can check out, but you can never leave. it is...
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reject to geneva for us. actually rejected geneva for them come insane other inherent searcher combatants. we are faced at the ninth precedent is circumstance come with the citizens of the republic at risk and therefore the targeted killing program that has proceeded over to incredibly different administrations i think fits all the squares of lawful, appropriate and effective. >> this is from jonathan. what is the toughest decision you made a cia director? >> the honest answer is i can't tell you. >> what was the toughest decision you can tell us? for the toughest issue. >> okay, toughest issue. that's good. >> will work backwards from that. [laughter] >> he thinks he's going to attract me. this is not going to happen. >> the lights are very warm in here. [laughter] >> isn't there something in geneva about this? >> we are in washington. >> when he became director, the cia detention program is about the hottest political issue in town and what we were to do with that as a first-order importance when i became d
reject to geneva for us. actually rejected geneva for them come insane other inherent searcher combatants. we are faced at the ninth precedent is circumstance come with the citizens of the republic at risk and therefore the targeted killing program that has proceeded over to incredibly different administrations i think fits all the squares of lawful, appropriate and effective. >> this is from jonathan. what is the toughest decision you made a cia director? >> the honest answer is i...
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leahy: i ask consent using the time allotted to the majority that i be able to use that as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: now, i have often said, mr. president, the senate is supposed to be, it can be and often is a conscience of the nation, but we became the conscience of the nation two weeks ago when senators, both republicans and democrats, voted overwhelmingly to pass the violence against women act and the trafficking victims protection reauthorization act. we made protecting these victims our top priority. we worked together, we had compromise, extensive negotiation, and then we said we're going to set aside partisanship, do what is best for the country, we came together. the majority of republican senators voted for our bill, as did every woman elected to this body and every single democratic senator and the two independents who caucus with the democrats. i mention this not to pat ourselves on the back, mr. president, but to say that in contrast to this action where republicans and democrats came together to protect one another in this
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if schools want to use it to use it. if it wanted, we have got to take media literacy seriously because we are paying a really, really steep cost because of the lack of it. >> and sure there are a lot of people that did not know. added none of the specifics until i get to read some of your op-eds earlier today. in exchange for your having the right to use his public resource there are public interest responsibilities that go along with it. there are supposed to be contributions to local civic affairs, programming for community groups to you know, covering local politics, one example, univision, i think, was fined in a big way because the children's programming was a little bit like ketchup as a vegetable. it was a soap opera that featured some 11-year-old, and this seems to me that part of the issue is, how do you bring the responsibilities of media that gets to use these airways, how you bring that to the forefront of public discourse tech. >> you have to have a news and information infrastructure, it a system that serv
if schools want to use it to use it. if it wanted, we have got to take media literacy seriously because we are paying a really, really steep cost because of the lack of it. >> and sure there are a lot of people that did not know. added none of the specifics until i get to read some of your op-eds earlier today. in exchange for your having the right to use his public resource there are public interest responsibilities that go along with it. there are supposed to be contributions to local...
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jesus is there to guide us. the holy spirit, to help us. love the lord god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. love your neighbor as yourself. seeing everyone, even in those with whom you disagree most vehemently, the face of god, for we are all his children. that's what i thought of as a took the oath of office a few weeks ago, and touched the final. >> the comfort that scripture gave lincoln and king, and so many leaders throughout our history. the verses they cherished and how those words of god are there for us as well, waiting to be read any day that we choose. i thought about how their faith gave them the strength to meet the challenge of their time, just as our faith can give us the strength to meet the challenges of ours. and most of all, i thought about their humility, and how we don't seem to live that out the way we should everyday, even when we give lip service to them. you know, as president sometimes i have to search for the words to console the inconsolable. sometimes i search scripture to deter
jesus is there to guide us. the holy spirit, to help us. love the lord god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. love your neighbor as yourself. seeing everyone, even in those with whom you disagree most vehemently, the face of god, for we are all his children. that's what i thought of as a took the oath of office a few weeks ago, and touched the final. >> the comfort that scripture gave lincoln and king, and so many leaders throughout our history. the verses...
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you use sand, water, and a little bit of chemicals. all that, it all goes into trucks and it is all very heady freight. that's why tonnage overall is going better than the number of loads. that freight when you measure the weight counts were. very heady freight, that's flat bed. so again, temperature controlled is mainly food. although it's interesting, a lot more electronics are going in temperature controlled eric not have your degree but they don't want to get very hot or very cold. but most of temperature controlled is food. so anyway, this is interesting because it just confirms what we already know, we're producing more energy and housing starting to rebound. in this industry is than it was a few years ago. economy essentially rebound. it's not growing as fast as it should as marty shoji, but it has rebounded. but prior to the recession, we are not operating as many trucks as we once did your. .. and demand demand being the red line, the number of shipments and the blue line being the number of trucks we are operating, you can se
you use sand, water, and a little bit of chemicals. all that, it all goes into trucks and it is all very heady freight. that's why tonnage overall is going better than the number of loads. that freight when you measure the weight counts were. very heady freight, that's flat bed. so again, temperature controlled is mainly food. although it's interesting, a lot more electronics are going in temperature controlled eric not have your degree but they don't want to get very hot or very cold. but most...
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how could we use meaningful use to innovate? and then we can see about bringing it to farzad and his team. >> the last thing -- sorry, david. there is more hope now than i think we've seen ever in terms of getting these alignments in place, everything from the nqs and the buying value initiative to really the fact at hhs we are absolutely committed to getting these synchronized across the payment programs. so i see great hope though a lot of work remains. >> thank you all for your attention. enjoy your break and have a great conference. [applause] >> a wonderful panel. so as david says, you have a break now and recurrent session. join us back here for plenary -- from texas who is also the founder and chairman of the congressional health care caucus. so very important perspective on the year ahead. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> this health care event taking a break for now. if you missed any of this morning's speakers, by the way, you can see them again online at c-span.org/videolibrary. we have more live
how could we use meaningful use to innovate? and then we can see about bringing it to farzad and his team. >> the last thing -- sorry, david. there is more hope now than i think we've seen ever in terms of getting these alignments in place, everything from the nqs and the buying value initiative to really the fact at hhs we are absolutely committed to getting these synchronized across the payment programs. so i see great hope though a lot of work remains. >> thank you all for your...
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it's all of us. if you were told in your job via two different types of things you have to do in your paycheck is going to be determined entirely on one type and not at all on the other type, you're probably going to focus more of your energy on that. so there's nothing special about educators. it is just educators on the topic of tonight's conversation. so far up on time at the turlington building, there was a sign that said what gets measured gets done. and that could be viewed as everything good or everything bad about the school accountability movement. a lot of good for a lot of bad. let's think about the battery since i started talking about good status. so suppose we as a society care about two things. let's imagine those two things just for simplicity or ability for kids to do algebra quickly and ability to think critically in a more inquiry-based measure. so supposedly we have a test really good at measuring capability to do algebra quickly, but not at all good at those tapes that deep inqui
it's all of us. if you were told in your job via two different types of things you have to do in your paycheck is going to be determined entirely on one type and not at all on the other type, you're probably going to focus more of your energy on that. so there's nothing special about educators. it is just educators on the topic of tonight's conversation. so far up on time at the turlington building, there was a sign that said what gets measured gets done. and that could be viewed as everything...
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thank you for using the word "dumb," so you gave me license to use it. it is dumb. it's an arbitrary date. march 1st has nothing to do with what's going on in the economy or the credit of the united states or anything else. it's a self-imposed deadline, and the impacts will be drastic. in maine, 7,000 jobs is the calculation. george may onuniversity did a study of what the impacts are state by state, and i commend my compleegs. they estimate 7,000 jobs, and 4,000 in the defense sector, and naval shipyards. it's a disaster. it's a self-imposed disaster that we don't have to do. it's also hitting the wrong targets. your budget as a percentage of gdp is relatively stable and, in fact, has been declining. nondefense discretionary spending as a percentage of gdp, and the growth in the budget over time and the deficit problem relates to health care, and the sequester has nothing to do with that whatsoever, and we have to have that discussion. it's terrible timing because it's in a time of fragile economy. i don't know if it can push us back into recession, but it won't he
thank you for using the word "dumb," so you gave me license to use it. it is dumb. it's an arbitrary date. march 1st has nothing to do with what's going on in the economy or the credit of the united states or anything else. it's a self-imposed deadline, and the impacts will be drastic. in maine, 7,000 jobs is the calculation. george may onuniversity did a study of what the impacts are state by state, and i commend my compleegs. they estimate 7,000 jobs, and 4,000 in the defense...
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trust us, trust us, do it. so we just got back our report. and they conclude that there are several parts of the bill that project savings that will not occur, resulting in a shortfall of revenue over the life of the bill, and they indicate that it would add more than $6.2 trillion to the primary debt of the united states. in other words, you would -- it would take -- it's an unfunded liability of that much, it would take $6.2 trillion being deposited today, paying out over 20 years, over 75 years to supplement this program to keep it from failing. it will cost more than a dime. it will cost $6.2 trillion. it's another unsustainable program. it doesn't have dedicateed revenue. it's going to cost more than this, frankly, but this is the latest report that hammers this idea that it's not. so i guess what i'm saying is this is really serious. our total budget today is less than $4 trillion. this is going to add $6 trillion. our budget this year is about $3.7 trillion, $3.8 trillion. so as we spend, we take in about $2.5 trillion, we spend $3.7 t
trust us, trust us, do it. so we just got back our report. and they conclude that there are several parts of the bill that project savings that will not occur, resulting in a shortfall of revenue over the life of the bill, and they indicate that it would add more than $6.2 trillion to the primary debt of the united states. in other words, you would -- it would take -- it's an unfunded liability of that much, it would take $6.2 trillion being deposited today, paying out over 20 years, over 75...
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is putting us on a wrong road. now, our proposal we're making them and i was just tired, this is been kind of a work in progress. some of it is out in the market place but some of it's not. we're going to at fort hood to be a limit of what we're trying to do with her own exchange but under the confines of the affordable care act and the law of the land. and we're committed to work with them, those confines. like it or not that is the law. but the are what we call red lines that we will not cross over as a state. it's our exchange. we have a right to run it how we see fit. we are not taking federal money. there are no strings. it's our exchange. and so we are saying that the things that we won't do, one can we won't enforce the individual mandate. even though the supreme court has ruled that is constitutional, we still think it's bad policy. for a number of reasons. so, we are not going to enforce the individual mandates. and at every stage have the option to determine for themselves if they mandate makes sense. but
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lal and i'm glad traffic was kind to use you could join us. it would be disingenuous or cruel to ask you to discuss his comments from the beginning but one of the things that he is an expert on is the complexity and history of immigration reform. i would ask lynn see if you would talk about what the prospects are of the current system, discuss circularity from this end and the current dialogue that we have in the national political scene about citizenship. >>. >> my apologies to all of you. can you hear me? with the usual round of traffic this morning. of course, gustvo mohar is well placed to have these issues and the issues have changed in some ways the basic dynamics have not. it is now what we call amnesty but the roots of mexican in migration go back a long way dynamic labor migration from mexico with the collaboration of the mexican government. or even in the return to disarrays but with a new vision how they not only worked together, it is a new dynamic. talked-about legalization, a different base of rationale, highly secular with the m
lal and i'm glad traffic was kind to use you could join us. it would be disingenuous or cruel to ask you to discuss his comments from the beginning but one of the things that he is an expert on is the complexity and history of immigration reform. i would ask lynn see if you would talk about what the prospects are of the current system, discuss circularity from this end and the current dialogue that we have in the national political scene about citizenship. >>. >> my apologies to all...
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his amendment is not before us. what's before us is senator coburn's amendment, which would in effect eviscerate these protections for women against those defended. i want to respond, though, to senator cornyn, who has rais rad thoughtfully and pertinently some important questions about this legislation. and let me answer in two very affirmative and unequivocal ways. first of all, this bill would protect all of the rights currently guaranteed in the bill of rights. second, it would provide a right of appeal, first to the tribal courts in whatever process that's provided there, but then by habeas corpus to federal courts, where actually the bill of rights would apply with full force, in my view, as i read this bill. so, people should be clear when they vote on this measure, that the coburn amendment, in my view, would destroy, totally undermine and eviscerate the purpose and provisions of this bill that are designed to protect native americans against domestic violence and assault, and it would fully guarantee protec
his amendment is not before us. what's before us is senator coburn's amendment, which would in effect eviscerate these protections for women against those defended. i want to respond, though, to senator cornyn, who has rais rad thoughtfully and pertinently some important questions about this legislation. and let me answer in two very affirmative and unequivocal ways. first of all, this bill would protect all of the rights currently guaranteed in the bill of rights. second, it would provide a...
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thank you for joining us today. i'm daniel malloy, governor of connecticut and chairman of the education and work force committee. i am honored today to be joined by our committee's vice chair, governor tr ri branstad -- terry branstad of iowa. first, a bit of housekeeping. the proceedings of this committee's meeting are open to the press and all meeting attendees. as a consideration, please, take a moment and insure that your cell phones are silenced. the briefing books for this meeting were sent to governors in advance and can also be found in the blue binder in front of each of you. they include the agenda, background information, updates on federal legislation activity under this committee's jurisdiction and materials from our speakers. to my right is joan, the staff director of the nga of this committee, i should say. please, if you need any additional information or have any questions, please, see her. today we will hear from two distinguished panelists, after the formal remarks of the panel members, governors
thank you for joining us today. i'm daniel malloy, governor of connecticut and chairman of the education and work force committee. i am honored today to be joined by our committee's vice chair, governor tr ri branstad -- terry branstad of iowa. first, a bit of housekeeping. the proceedings of this committee's meeting are open to the press and all meeting attendees. as a consideration, please, take a moment and insure that your cell phones are silenced. the briefing books for this meeting were...
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the guest chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, thank you for this day. grant us your presence. we stand in a room representing power and authority given by your hand. keep us mindful that one day we shall stand in a greater room and give an accounting of the decisions made this day. therefore, i pray with words that have been spoken down thru the ages that you, o lord, would grant to these leaders of our nation health, peace, concord and stability, that they may administer the government without failure. direct their counsel according to that which is good and well-pleasing in your sight. may it be said of them that they performed the duties of their office faithfully and impartially. bless each individual present here today, for by blessing the individual you have blessed this nation. to you be the glory. in your most holy name i pray. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with libert
the guest chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, thank you for this day. grant us your presence. we stand in a room representing power and authority given by your hand. keep us mindful that one day we shall stand in a greater room and give an accounting of the decisions made this day. therefore, i pray with words that have been spoken down thru the ages that you, o lord, would grant to these leaders of our nation health, peace, concord and stability, that they may administer the government...
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we use, we use a few different analytics tools, but one of them we use is something called chart beat which enables us to not only see how many people are reading, it's data in the aggregate, so there's no -- we can see how many people are reading at any given moment in time. you can also see how far down an article they get which is really, really interesting. because sometimes you'll have a great headline which will get lots of people, and you'll think, wow, who would have thought that that many people wanted to know about that topic. but then you see you'll have 70% of people who will drop off after the first paragraph. but then you'll have other pieces like, you know, walter kern just wrote a wonderful first-person essay. he's a gun owner, he has, you know, carries guns in his car, talks about how he's had to pull them on people and sort of tries to explain why so many gun owners feel so strongly about their weapons and their rights. anyway, but the number of people who read really, really deep into that piece was on the web was, um, you know, well over 70%. which, um, is not a nu
we use, we use a few different analytics tools, but one of them we use is something called chart beat which enables us to not only see how many people are reading, it's data in the aggregate, so there's no -- we can see how many people are reading at any given moment in time. you can also see how far down an article they get which is really, really interesting. because sometimes you'll have a great headline which will get lots of people, and you'll think, wow, who would have thought that that...
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the president used the same we did. there is an espionage danger and the destructive danger. >> we could be facing a cyberpearl harbor. do you believe that? >> i don't choose to use that phrase myself. there is cyberdanger. i should have made that clear already. cyberpearl harbor is too easy. let me give you the dialogue. we could be facing a cyberpearl harbor why? why hasn't to happen? >> what do we do about it? >> i have to answer the question -- i don't have a good answer. i say there are great dangers out there and i fear the chinese president on these networks. is a matter of great concern and we ought to do something about it. want to talk about something? what can we do? number one, follow the advice my dad gave me when i was nine years of age after losing a fight, quote whining, act like the man and defend yourself. we can be more robust in defending our networks. that is one. we can make it much more difficult for others to access things that we consider to be of value for us. secondly, i would suggest, and you
the president used the same we did. there is an espionage danger and the destructive danger. >> we could be facing a cyberpearl harbor. do you believe that? >> i don't choose to use that phrase myself. there is cyberdanger. i should have made that clear already. cyberpearl harbor is too easy. let me give you the dialogue. we could be facing a cyberpearl harbor why? why hasn't to happen? >> what do we do about it? >> i have to answer the question -- i don't have a good...
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way for us to think about this. it's not just economic growth for economic growth's sake, it's economic growth that's building a middle class again in this country. and i wonder if you have thoughts about how we might approach the discussions on the committee with that objective in mind. maybe it's not the right objective. >> senator, i think it is the right objective. i think in the president's speech last night he called it the north star that we need to always keep before us as we go through each of the component policy areas, and tax reform is one of those. i think we've made some progress. the tax bill that was passed in january did go a distance to restoring some equity in the distribution of the tax burden. i think the distribution of income has been a real problem. it's one -- it ought to be possible for somebody who works 40 hours a week to earn a decent wage. it ought to be possible for anyone who is willing to work hard to make it into the middle class. and, you know, we have a lot of work ahead of us, bu
way for us to think about this. it's not just economic growth for economic growth's sake, it's economic growth that's building a middle class again in this country. and i wonder if you have thoughts about how we might approach the discussions on the committee with that objective in mind. maybe it's not the right objective. >> senator, i think it is the right objective. i think in the president's speech last night he called it the north star that we need to always keep before us as we go...
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no useful purpose. the only purpose is tax avoidance. and those are the loopholes which we can close, and those are the loopholes which it seems to me there ought to be broad, bipartisan support to close, and if we can close it, we can avoid sequestration. that's how big again these loopholes are. i very much appreciate the senator from vermont's reference to our permanent subcommittee on investigations and the work that we've been doing, and i very much appreciate the energy which he brings to this effort. it ought to be bipartisan. these kind of loopholes again are not what most people consider to be legitimate loopholes or deductions, excuse me -- legitimate deductions. but, again, they are the kind of tax avoidance schemes which should not be in the law, even if we had no deficit. i guess one of the critical differences between these kinds of tax gimmicks and the ordinary deductions which corporations take is the fact that the use of these -- and the abuse of these should be he woulde he would ela b
no useful purpose. the only purpose is tax avoidance. and those are the loopholes which we can close, and those are the loopholes which it seems to me there ought to be broad, bipartisan support to close, and if we can close it, we can avoid sequestration. that's how big again these loopholes are. i very much appreciate the senator from vermont's reference to our permanent subcommittee on investigations and the work that we've been doing, and i very much appreciate the energy which he brings to...
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for the new republic, the old model used to be you give us $35, and we give you 20 issues of print. that worked for a very long time until the web, until all the business models were disresulted. now our model -- disresulted. now to our model is you give us $35 and you get print, but you also get what you call our experiencial products. in the digital column, it's all the things i was talking about before -- audio, digital premium, unlimited access, commenting, and there's several other things on that list -- and then you get access to subscriber-only events which we are doing at least once a month in major cities and also in some secondary markets like, you know, ann arbor or austin or places where there's a lot of people who are interested in the type of journalism that we do. whether or not the experience cial products will be enough is an open question, but it's certainly part of a trend where from an editorial perspective the journalists are not just researching and writing, they're researching, writing, promoting, engaging in dialogue and then also being important participants
for the new republic, the old model used to be you give us $35, and we give you 20 issues of print. that worked for a very long time until the web, until all the business models were disresulted. now our model -- disresulted. now to our model is you give us $35 and you get print, but you also get what you call our experiencial products. in the digital column, it's all the things i was talking about before -- audio, digital premium, unlimited access, commenting, and there's several other things...
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none of us know. we don't know if it will break up into three countries, the kurdish country, the enclave on the coast as the sunnis in the middle. whether they would predominate. if the decapitated the assad regime the way that we did, and of the sunnis takeover and the islamic militia are now pushing into the territories, the highlights 2.5 million of them could run for their lives. it could be ethnic cleansing. they could all go to lebanon, which i imagine they will. it is an hour away like the palestinians running in front of the jews. like the christians where the turks one. 18% christians 1914, by 1922 there was less than 1%. we don't know what we are unleashing in syria. the new ethnic balance is being worked out in the entire, in lebanon and palestine, israel between jews and palestinians. and this is happening and it is going to happen in syria. unlike eastern europe in the first half of the 20th century there is a major sorting out going on with ethnic groups moving around, some leaving, som
none of us know. we don't know if it will break up into three countries, the kurdish country, the enclave on the coast as the sunnis in the middle. whether they would predominate. if the decapitated the assad regime the way that we did, and of the sunnis takeover and the islamic militia are now pushing into the territories, the highlights 2.5 million of them could run for their lives. it could be ethnic cleansing. they could all go to lebanon, which i imagine they will. it is an hour away like...
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and submit it to us. let's say that you are about to go into business and this is what you do, you study this stuff for 15 years you know what is going on better than we do. why don't you write for us a simple plan that we could put into law. i'm already paying my taxes and i've got the minimum wage. why don't you do something about the retirement. i might not make any money this year. but it simple, if it is so simple i can do it and it's good for my employees and good to do. we don't have to do it for everybody in the whole country at once. we could take a simple point. so i would invite each of you to submit to me or to us the idea of free of anything that you can think of to get responsibility that would encourage enterprise to start or offer a voluntary plan that would promote to the savings level that are appropriate. if you were to do it would you do it for any business or would you do it for a small business how would you define the enterprise that you would do such a thing for? anyone have a resp
and submit it to us. let's say that you are about to go into business and this is what you do, you study this stuff for 15 years you know what is going on better than we do. why don't you write for us a simple plan that we could put into law. i'm already paying my taxes and i've got the minimum wage. why don't you do something about the retirement. i might not make any money this year. but it simple, if it is so simple i can do it and it's good for my employees and good to do. we don't have to...
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it doesn't take us long to put us into areas of content contention. some have stepped back and said, let's look at how we can effectively manage the situation. noaa is working with the river forecasts center in salt lake city and others to make certain that we are clear on what that looks like. to be perfectly honest, given the uncertainty, there are issues in our insurance. where the conservation reserve program come in his admission that we are uncertain about the future and it leaves us the flexibility. that is the richest contribution from the standpoint of what weather and climate is doing. >> thank you, madame jo. >> thank you very much. senator, welcome. >> thank you, madam chair. i am pleased to join this honorable committee today. the last time a massachusetts senator sat on the committee was in 1879. i am only a third senator to serve on this committee. so if you are wondering why i'm here, i want to tell you that we in massachusetts are not unfamiliar with our culture issues and the importance of our culture to this nation and the commonwea
it doesn't take us long to put us into areas of content contention. some have stepped back and said, let's look at how we can effectively manage the situation. noaa is working with the river forecasts center in salt lake city and others to make certain that we are clear on what that looks like. to be perfectly honest, given the uncertainty, there are issues in our insurance. where the conservation reserve program come in his admission that we are uncertain about the future and it leaves us the...
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thank you for joining us today. i am pleased to be here today, introducing our congressional, fiscal leadership council, which is a tremendous group of former members of congress who have come together to turn the campaign to fix the debt, and make the case as they think no one else can because they have all been there and i'm not an experience what it's like to be a policymaker on capitol hill, trying to do difficult things in a partisan environment, but a computer in the campaign to make the case by the nation's fiscal challenges are so pressing that is so important that we were to come up with a comprehensive plan to address them. the campaign to fix the debt is an organization that's been around for not very long, but if the mast to tremendous group of support from citizens across the country where we have over 350,000 citizens who join the campaign. we have a presence in 50 states, active organizations and 23 states and growing. partnership for 2500 plus small businesses. many organizations including health car
thank you for joining us today. i am pleased to be here today, introducing our congressional, fiscal leadership council, which is a tremendous group of former members of congress who have come together to turn the campaign to fix the debt, and make the case as they think no one else can because they have all been there and i'm not an experience what it's like to be a policymaker on capitol hill, trying to do difficult things in a partisan environment, but a computer in the campaign to make the...
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we are using what is suited for licensed use ideally. it enables localized use with minimal risk of interference. it will be finalized soon. and enhancing the contribution he and size of this wider channs selection, for example, the 160 megahertz could deliver one gigabyte of data per second. that is super wi-fi. i am most pleased that today we are keen that the expansion of unlicensed use by a full 195 megahertz in the five gigahertz band. consistent with my thoughts since last october. the spectrum only required that we commence the proceedings on opening up the 120 megahertz. having this step does make sense. were spectrums allow higher speed, higher capacity connections, less congestion, and apartment buildings and coffee shops and libraries and offices across the country. for all these reasons, putting these two better commercial use could have tremendous benefits. to be sure, achieving this vision will not be without its challenges. the statute lets us expand only if we determine that licensed users will be protected by technical s
we are using what is suited for licensed use ideally. it enables localized use with minimal risk of interference. it will be finalized soon. and enhancing the contribution he and size of this wider channs selection, for example, the 160 megahertz could deliver one gigabyte of data per second. that is super wi-fi. i am most pleased that today we are keen that the expansion of unlicensed use by a full 195 megahertz in the five gigahertz band. consistent with my thoughts since last october. the...
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especially from those nations that would use a cyberattack to weaken us. with the defense strategy that we have put in place, our hope is that we can deal with a wide range of threats. that we can do it in a way that meets our fiscal responsibilities. i don't think you have to choose between protecting national security and protecting our fiscal security as well. this strategy in our ability to confront security challenges that i talked about, it is out of very serious risk. not because of our capabilities. not because of what we can do. not because of the strength of the united states. we are the strongest military power in the world. that's not what creates a serious risk. what creates a serious risk today is the pervasive budget uncertainties that threatens our economic future and security. since the budget control act was passed in 2011, other agencies and the government have been living under this serious clout. the shadow. a shadow of sequestration. this legislative madness. it was designed be so bad -- so bad -- that no one in their right mind let i
especially from those nations that would use a cyberattack to weaken us. with the defense strategy that we have put in place, our hope is that we can deal with a wide range of threats. that we can do it in a way that meets our fiscal responsibilities. i don't think you have to choose between protecting national security and protecting our fiscal security as well. this strategy in our ability to confront security challenges that i talked about, it is out of very serious risk. not because of our...
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to present considered us into this proposal. which you have in front of you is better than airplane reading. there are concrete proposals and then. they are some suggestions in this energy 20/20 document that people will look at and argue and say well, that's one persons view. that is true. but what we're trying to do you does not give you a legislative packet starting with initiatives that were going to click off as they move forward. but this is really designed to be a discussion blueprint. we want to try to change the conversation. one of the reasons we need to think about changing the conversation is because the energy paradigm has really shifted. you think about where we were just a decade ago. i was all about the scarcity, shortages, how much dependent we were on foreign sources for our oil. it is looking at the need to import lng. password where we are today and those once thought as export or import terminals are now looking to be export terminals. we have made considerable gains in terms of our own energy and to the poi
to present considered us into this proposal. which you have in front of you is better than airplane reading. there are concrete proposals and then. they are some suggestions in this energy 20/20 document that people will look at and argue and say well, that's one persons view. that is true. but what we're trying to do you does not give you a legislative packet starting with initiatives that were going to click off as they move forward. but this is really designed to be a discussion blueprint....
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it helps us reach that 4 trillion-dollar goal. he we will be hoping that republicans, whether short-term or long-term are ready to talk seriously about compromise and making sure that washington is not inflicting things on the economy when the economy should be growing and creating jobs. >> are there any preconditions, taxes of things that are not to be part of what it is for? >> there are no preconditions to a meeting like this. this is a meeting with the president and leaders of congress. any topic is up for discussion if one member of the group decides that the issue is to be broached. but the purpose is to talk about the eminent sequester deadline and the need to avert it. it is implemented to take action in a balanced way to deal with our deficit reduction in a way that does not unduly burden seniors and middle-class families. but by doing that, it allows our economy to continue to grow and continue the recovery that we have seen on the way now. but we still have a long way to go. the president is firm in his conviction it is
it helps us reach that 4 trillion-dollar goal. he we will be hoping that republicans, whether short-term or long-term are ready to talk seriously about compromise and making sure that washington is not inflicting things on the economy when the economy should be growing and creating jobs. >> are there any preconditions, taxes of things that are not to be part of what it is for? >> there are no preconditions to a meeting like this. this is a meeting with the president and leaders of...
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that is why encouraging us to think about. in the framework one thing they talk about is we are going to have extra special path to citizenship for people who commit to our nation's agricultural stability. that is really interesting darren nation--that is interesting side path. what i hear from people is agricultural laborers. we sure do. in 1850, 70% of the american population work in agriculture. it is 3%. it is possible that number will remain perfectly stable. is entirely possible that no robot will be devised that can pick strawberries. that is possibly true. is also possible the exact crops we grow right now we should always grow from now until the end them-the year 5,000 and the mixture should never change because labor is more expensive. if i were in that business that is what i would think. you expect me to stop growing lettuce in the imperial valley because it is the desert? that is nonsense with the federal government should keep subsidizing my water, they should keep it cheaper for urban consumers. that makes sense
that is why encouraging us to think about. in the framework one thing they talk about is we are going to have extra special path to citizenship for people who commit to our nation's agricultural stability. that is really interesting darren nation--that is interesting side path. what i hear from people is agricultural laborers. we sure do. in 1850, 70% of the american population work in agriculture. it is 3%. it is possible that number will remain perfectly stable. is entirely possible that no...
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they're using electric vehicles, they're using volts. and i think that's a really good way for state agencies and new staff to try out this technology, um, without necessarily buying the car. and we know that's also really the cheapest way to go, right? car sharing. if you can do car sharing with electric vehicles, you're saving a lot of money. this is a slide on the bloomington normal pilot that i mentioned. and finally, i just wanted to leave you guys with last week was the auto show in chicago, and there was someone organizing a race as a recreation of the first automobile race in 1895. and the first race was in chicago, it was 50 miles long, and it was to demonstrate that cars are a viable alternative to horses. and that they're a new technology and that, you know, that was where the future was going. and two cars made it, um, i think there was maybe 15 in the beginning. it took, like, eight hours to do 50 miles. [laughter] and so last week we recreated this race in chicago, and we recreated the route which was 50 miles, and we had a
they're using electric vehicles, they're using volts. and i think that's a really good way for state agencies and new staff to try out this technology, um, without necessarily buying the car. and we know that's also really the cheapest way to go, right? car sharing. if you can do car sharing with electric vehicles, you're saving a lot of money. this is a slide on the bloomington normal pilot that i mentioned. and finally, i just wanted to leave you guys with last week was the auto show in...
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thus the people out there expect us to do and expect us to make tough decisions. here we are at the 11th hour needed to do that and that's why we're here talking about opportunities for us to get that done, let's do that. >> we're not going to be on the super committee. understand, you're on march 1st comes in sequestration hats, were not going to say that good. we'll continue to work and mitigate consequences. [inaudible] >> what is the nature of the tenor of the discussion? is that something consider? and if so, who's involved to an extent? >> they been involved in those conversations both at the committee level and the conference leadership. there's concerns about giving carte blanche transfer authority. chairman "forbes" and myself have been part of a discussion to say let's identify priorities of the service branches to determine where money is needed to really address the most severe and timely need and let's put together acr that allows that. we understand how we meet those needs as part of the discussion going forward. chairman has been an integral part of
thus the people out there expect us to do and expect us to make tough decisions. here we are at the 11th hour needed to do that and that's why we're here talking about opportunities for us to get that done, let's do that. >> we're not going to be on the super committee. understand, you're on march 1st comes in sequestration hats, were not going to say that good. we'll continue to work and mitigate consequences. [inaudible] >> what is the nature of the tenor of the discussion? is...
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america is for all of us, and we should protect all of us. this morning the senate has the opportunity to vote for an amendment that goes in the opposite direction from the coburn amendments and allows us to help more victims of serious crime in the united states and around the world. this morning the senate is voting on the traffic victims reauthorization act written with the input of victims and service providers. it makes critical improvements to existing law. last year this legislation had 57 cosponsors including 15 republicans. in particular i thank senator marco rubio of florida, who's been a strong cosponsor of this important measure. today is february 12. this is a day in which abraham lincoln was born. it was 150 years ago that he delivered the emancipation proclamation. i think it would be fitting that the senate pass the trafficking victims protection reauthorization act on his birthday. although the 13th amendment to our constitution was ratified long ago that made slavery illegal, we continue to fight human trafficking, and human
america is for all of us, and we should protect all of us. this morning the senate has the opportunity to vote for an amendment that goes in the opposite direction from the coburn amendments and allows us to help more victims of serious crime in the united states and around the world. this morning the senate is voting on the traffic victims reauthorization act written with the input of victims and service providers. it makes critical improvements to existing law. last year this legislation had...
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with the embassy asked us to do was help us drive all of our attention to the violence because if that happens again, it will be by far the worst thing that could happen to kenya. so we are on the right issue. what could you possibly do? we thought there would be a great deal of attention provided by the u.s. and other international partners to the election -- to the logistics of the election. in a way, it's flattering and it's a bit of an industry now. there's a lot of people who know how to do election and even though almost every election has problems and delays, we still now seem to be by the finish line. so we thought the greater problem was that there was silence, who would check it? kenya is going through a period of amazing reform right now. they've got a new constitution, commissions for virtually everything under the sun. it's almost over reformed in the sense that it's got two much in the police happen to be lagging behind. we had to make an assumption that the police would not be in shape to do what we would hope they would do and standing in belaboring that point we didn't
with the embassy asked us to do was help us drive all of our attention to the violence because if that happens again, it will be by far the worst thing that could happen to kenya. so we are on the right issue. what could you possibly do? we thought there would be a great deal of attention provided by the u.s. and other international partners to the election -- to the logistics of the election. in a way, it's flattering and it's a bit of an industry now. there's a lot of people who know how to...
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first of all, i hope it will be used. a theoretical framework is of no use at all. the acid test of this effort is the frame work reflects a body of practice that is put into place. i will come back to that because one of the goals of the executive order is to promote adoption. it will also be a road map. it should be clear that the framework we are talking about is not a one time effort. it will start by identifying those ongoing and current best practices that are out there right now and by looking at those identify the gaps and weaknesses we have to address. that will naturally lead to a priority action plan, a road map for improvement so that this framework becomes a living document. under the executive order a number of things are the key off of the frame work. first of all, there will be an effort to identify the ways in which we can harmonize the various federal efforts against this framework. this includes looking at existing regulatory agencies that are interactive with critical infrastructure and making sure that they are harmonizing their efforts against
first of all, i hope it will be used. a theoretical framework is of no use at all. the acid test of this effort is the frame work reflects a body of practice that is put into place. i will come back to that because one of the goals of the executive order is to promote adoption. it will also be a road map. it should be clear that the framework we are talking about is not a one time effort. it will start by identifying those ongoing and current best practices that are out there right now and by...
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how can use use the data sensors in the future? >> it really is important and going back to this id on the signatures are not enough you have to understand what is happening in your network, not someone's sick to become a cloud of or malware. one of the most valuable tools that we actually have in our arsenal regardless of or not we thought it was malicious at the time, and what that does is several things. if we find our intelligence that we should have looked at that happened last week we should go back and look at it but also all of the defense that we might see into context for what that one house was doing at the time that actually triggered that event so it reduces our false positives and gives much more insight about where and why we have some of the issues that we might see and they're really makes all the difference. you combine that with analytical capabilities or security at the manager type of tools that can work even more effective than some of those technologies because again, the defense that you are seeing that you
how can use use the data sensors in the future? >> it really is important and going back to this id on the signatures are not enough you have to understand what is happening in your network, not someone's sick to become a cloud of or malware. one of the most valuable tools that we actually have in our arsenal regardless of or not we thought it was malicious at the time, and what that does is several things. if we find our intelligence that we should have looked at that happened last week...
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if you look broadly at how people use their income, they use it two ways. they use it to spend money, or they save it. an income tax, consumption tax can be thought of as an income tax that exempts savings, pure and simple. there are lots of ways to do that, so there is not one consumption tax alternative; there are many. the four major ones to go through them quickly. the retail sales tax, which you are familiar with from the state practice, tax on the consumption when people buy goods, all collected from businesses, from retailers. there's the more common version of the sales tax used in europe and new zealand, australia, canada, japan, felt attacks on value added, which is basically a retail sales tax, but it's collected at each stage of production. it's a value added by stage and adds up to retail sales at the end. those two taxes are collected only from businesses. the third version is collected partly from businesses, partly from households, and that's often called the flat tax. it's really simply a value added tax, but instead collecting all value ad
if you look broadly at how people use their income, they use it two ways. they use it to spend money, or they save it. an income tax, consumption tax can be thought of as an income tax that exempts savings, pure and simple. there are lots of ways to do that, so there is not one consumption tax alternative; there are many. the four major ones to go through them quickly. the retail sales tax, which you are familiar with from the state practice, tax on the consumption when people buy goods, all...
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using since 2011. but what that measure basically said was how well are we doing coming, protecting the border, stopping the illegal traffic coming through the border and illegal goods coming over. dhs stopped using that measure and now they are just looking at apprehension which isn't as sophisticated a measure, doesn't give a great picture of security. and there in the process of reviving that to come up with a better measure, but it's going on two years now. that really needs to get resolved, and then coupled with that they need to determine what the appropriate mix of resources to achieve that goal. in terms of who they should bring out the table, they need to bring all the relevant stakeholders. you know, i think they should have agents that are on the ground that are dealing with this day in and day out. the stakeholders along the border, the other federal agencies that play a role in this. as you mentioned, and as i mentioned in my opening statement, the need for dhs to really forge effective pa
using since 2011. but what that measure basically said was how well are we doing coming, protecting the border, stopping the illegal traffic coming through the border and illegal goods coming over. dhs stopped using that measure and now they are just looking at apprehension which isn't as sophisticated a measure, doesn't give a great picture of security. and there in the process of reviving that to come up with a better measure, but it's going on two years now. that really needs to get...
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every year to 7 billion of us on this of us on the earth already use the equivalent of a planet and a half of resources. yet, 870 million people worldwide still today go to bed hungry. and by the year 2050 there will be over 2 billion more mouths to feed, many of them in the developing world. that's not sustainable. to keep up with this rapidly rising demand, we will need to increase global food production 70% by midcentury. as assistant secretary of state, josÉ fernandez has said that means producing as much food in the next 50 years as we produced in the last 10,00 10,000. think about that for a minute. between now and the time i grandkids are old enough to attend usda conferences on their own, we will have had to go as much food as we have grown from the dawn of recorded history to today. and we will have to do it without more land. compounding this problem are the effects of change in climate, which anyone who works close to the land can plainly see. last september, the cover of national geographic asked the question, what's up with the weather? and it's a very fair question. las
every year to 7 billion of us on this of us on the earth already use the equivalent of a planet and a half of resources. yet, 870 million people worldwide still today go to bed hungry. and by the year 2050 there will be over 2 billion more mouths to feed, many of them in the developing world. that's not sustainable. to keep up with this rapidly rising demand, we will need to increase global food production 70% by midcentury. as assistant secretary of state, josÉ fernandez has said that means...
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by joining us today. the strategic importance. we do this to programs and publications as well as a robust immediate jay presence. within the context of the atlantic council's work to product -- meeting international challenges. the africa center supports and collaborates with public and private sectors in forging practical solutions to the challenges and opportunities in africa. it's on that note of the practical solutions we put together this panel today. i'm very pleased to discuss these issues. the strategic importance of what is going on in mali, specific importance for u.s. and european interest as well as for the security and stability of the region in africa as a whole. we have very distinguished panel one that is uniquely qualified that has the topic at hand. i thank my colleagues for agreeing to be with us today. more than a little inconvenience and sacrifice on their own part. i'm grateful for that. we're delight -- the biographies were describilitied at the beginning of this panel. i won't con
by joining us today. the strategic importance. we do this to programs and publications as well as a robust immediate jay presence. within the context of the atlantic council's work to product -- meeting international challenges. the africa center supports and collaborates with public and private sectors in forging practical solutions to the challenges and opportunities in africa. it's on that note of the practical solutions we put together this panel today. i'm very pleased to discuss these...
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the chaplain: let us pray. architect of the universe, before the mountains were formed and the hills were born and the earth received its frame, you are god! you fill the universe with the mysteries of your power, and we're in awe of your handiwork. inspire our senators to unite with you in the great cause of bringing healing to our nation and world. may they sense your presence continually, think of you consistently, and trust you constantly, receiving your divine guidance for the path ahead. lord, inspire them to think imaginatively about how to do your will on earth, even as it is done in heaven. we pray in your great name. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, february 13, 2013. to
the chaplain: let us pray. architect of the universe, before the mountains were formed and the hills were born and the earth received its frame, you are god! you fill the universe with the mysteries of your power, and we're in awe of your handiwork. inspire our senators to unite with you in the great cause of bringing healing to our nation and world. may they sense your presence continually, think of you consistently, and trust you constantly, receiving your divine guidance for the path ahead....
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joining with us. on the republican side, we had senator alexander and senator kyl and senator barrasso joining senator mccain and i. and it was really one of the, i believe, most important things that we've done in recent years here, which is to, number one, change the procedures. they weren't working. they were being used to frustrate efforts to get legislation to the floor. we had to do that. we had to do something to change the rules which were being misused in terms of postcloture hours on judges that were going to be approved by votes of 95-1 or 95-2 and those postcloture hours were being used to stall the senate. and we took care of that situation. we acted on a bipartisan basis and hopefully that spirit of bipartisanship, which is so essential to making this place work, will continue, will be given a boost not just in what the leaders did in accepting our recommendations essentially on these procedural changes but will now apply and work with other efforts that are under way and will be under w
joining with us. on the republican side, we had senator alexander and senator kyl and senator barrasso joining senator mccain and i. and it was really one of the, i believe, most important things that we've done in recent years here, which is to, number one, change the procedures. they weren't working. they were being used to frustrate efforts to get legislation to the floor. we had to do that. we had to do something to change the rules which were being misused in terms of postcloture hours on...
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they want us to stop it and they want us to expedite action on this bill. now, i remain strongly committed to the increase, they set out trying to include it in the immigration legislation we will be considering in the next couple of months. the reap i will do that, of course, it will benefit law enforcement and victims, and we should enact it. i have said so many times on this floor that i remember my days as a prosecutor of vermont. i remember going to crime scenes at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. i remember seeing people being taken out in an ambulance barely alive, within an inch of their life. but i especially remember those who didn't even get that far lying on the floor up against a wall, waiting for the medical examiner to come and pronounce the body dead, allow the police to collect evidence and move them. and, mr. president, during that time, no police officer ever said is this victim gay or straight, is this victim an immigrant or native american? they have said as i have said so many times on the floor, a victim is a victim is a victim. how do we
they want us to stop it and they want us to expedite action on this bill. now, i remain strongly committed to the increase, they set out trying to include it in the immigration legislation we will be considering in the next couple of months. the reap i will do that, of course, it will benefit law enforcement and victims, and we should enact it. i have said so many times on this floor that i remember my days as a prosecutor of vermont. i remember going to crime scenes at 2:00 or 3:00 in the...
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is used to kill people and i said yes jesse that is what it is used for. jesse had a bb gun. i got it for him for christmas a year ago. i taught him gun safety over his back and he was proficient with it and he knew all the gun safety precaution's. he could recite them to use the same way as i could when i was his age. it just breaks my heart that something like that could happen in this country in an elementary school. i've walked past the capital this morning the capital police 3 feet from me when i walked by them. what is he holding? an assault weapon. protecting our nation's capital. in fact protecting us today. a weapon in similarity of a bushmaster was brought into an elementary school in sandy hook connecticut and killed 20 students and six educators. i just can't believe that could happen. those weapons were used on the battlefields of vietnam. they were used in the persian gulf. they were used in afghanistan and iraq. it is sal
is used to kill people and i said yes jesse that is what it is used for. jesse had a bb gun. i got it for him for christmas a year ago. i taught him gun safety over his back and he was proficient with it and he knew all the gun safety precaution's. he could recite them to use the same way as i could when i was his age. it just breaks my heart that something like that could happen in this country in an elementary school. i've walked past the capital this morning the capital police 3 feet from me...
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trust us. trust us. and then here we waltz in less than two years later and the president is saying oh, no, we can't cut like we promised to cut, that i signed and i agreed to. oh, that's too much. the country -- and i'm not going to help you find a smarter, more effective way to do the cuts. you have got to use these cuts just like it was passed in the dead of night when the b.c.a. was passed. i don't think that's good policy. so what i urge my colleagues to do, and i believe it's the right thing, it's a decision we have no choice but to make, and that is that, mr. president, we're not going to give up this little spending cuts we achieve in 2011. really not spending cuts, is it? the little reduction in growth in spending we agreed to. we stand ready, and i'm confident i can speak for the republicans in this chamber. we stand ready to try to spread those cuts out in a way that's smarter and does -- and is less painful on any one organization because everybody should tighten their belt to help get this c
trust us. trust us. and then here we waltz in less than two years later and the president is saying oh, no, we can't cut like we promised to cut, that i signed and i agreed to. oh, that's too much. the country -- and i'm not going to help you find a smarter, more effective way to do the cuts. you have got to use these cuts just like it was passed in the dead of night when the b.c.a. was passed. i don't think that's good policy. so what i urge my colleagues to do, and i believe it's the right...
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and i want us instead use the language of our rhetoric of promoting flourishing. others talk about, promoting wellness as you just heard a. no, and not stopping this bullying. it's such a narrow way to think about it. of course, we don't want bullying. but we don't want bullying because we want everybody to be prosocial. or that's the way we want to go about it. it's also the primary version, prevention with a second or tertiary prevention. you just saw the public health model and so on. remember that's like 80, 85% of that model is primary prevention, promoting positive develop and. and that's where the bulk of our focus from our rhetoric and the resources needed to. think about it in terms of promoting flourishing in that primary prevention peace. and also like to use the western and eastern medicine metaphor. and remember, many, many, many years ago when my cousin was graduating from medical school sitting there, because i was so proud go into his graduation at the university of rochester, and -- oh, no, not university of rochester. wayne state. wayne state uni
and i want us instead use the language of our rhetoric of promoting flourishing. others talk about, promoting wellness as you just heard a. no, and not stopping this bullying. it's such a narrow way to think about it. of course, we don't want bullying. but we don't want bullying because we want everybody to be prosocial. or that's the way we want to go about it. it's also the primary version, prevention with a second or tertiary prevention. you just saw the public health model and so on....